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Heraclitus
The Greek sage Heraclitus was known as the crying philosopher because he mourned the folly of mankind, while his opposite Democritus (the nearby pendant) could only laugh at it. Here Heraclitus looks like a melancholy old man. Downcast, he leans on a terrestrial globe and gestures dismissively with his left hand, as if to say: ‘All is for nought, the world will come to nothing.’
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98B(HERACLITUS)51
- http://iconclass.org/25A13
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of B. Asscher, Amsterdam and H. Koetser, Amsterdam
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/98B(HERACLITUS)51
- http://iconclass.org/25A13
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of B. Asscher, Amsterdam and H. Koetser, Amsterdam
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1628
- 1628
Place-Time
- second quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8088
- SK-A-2784
Extent
- height 85.5 cm
- width 70 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1628
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:43.047Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:40.166Z